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W. R. M. COOPER. TRADE BOOK.

No. 469,546. Patented Feb. 23, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

IVILLIAM R. M. COOPER, OF FINDLAY, OIIIO.

TRADE-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,56, dated February23, 1892.

Application filed November 11, 1891. Serial No. 411,586. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. M. COOPER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Findlay, in the county of Hancock and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trade-Books;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specitica tion.

My invention relates to books to be used in retail cash commercialtransactions on the cooperative system, whereby advantages and benefitsaccrue both to the dealer and purchaser, the increased sales by thedealer en abling him to make a discount to cash customers.

Theinvention consists in a numbered book comprising a cover of anysuitable design, leaves containing the names of the dealers,

. sheets of detachable coupons representing a certain value and numberedto correspond with the number of the book, and leaves having imprintedthereon horizontal lines and vertical lines dividing the same intospaces for the dealer to sign his name with the date and amount ofpurchase, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

These books are designed to be furnished to purchasers by advertising,mercantile, or other agencies, which agencies have previously securedthe co-operation of the different dealers whose names appear in thebooks on the basis of a certain percentage on the aggregate amount ofpurchases made by the holder of the book.

In the accompanying drawing the figure represents a perspective View ofa book made in accordance with my invention.

In the said drawing, the reference-letter A denotes the cover of thebook, which is preferably made very ornamental in appearance and mayhave such distinguishing marks, letters, or characters on it as may bedesired. The cover is also provided with a distinguishing number.

The letter B denotes the leaves containing the names and businessaddresses of the dealers who have entered into the scheme, the differenttrades of such dealers being preferably arranged in alphabetical orderfor the purpose of convenience. t

The letter C denotes the receipt-leaves, ruled or printed with a seriesof horizontal lines a and vertical lines I), dividing the leaf int-ospaces for the name of the dealer and date and amount of purchase, saidleaves being headed with the Words Record of conpons delivered, and thespaces headed, respecti vely, with the Words Date, Dealer, and Amount,as shown.

The letter D denotes the coupon-sheets,

which are divided into rectangular squares by means of vertical andhorizontal lines of perforations, so as to be detachable, said spacesbeing provided with numerals representing certain values. sent suchamounts and be arranged in such manner as may be found most desirable.The back of each of these coupons is marked with a number correspondingto the number of the book.

In carrying my invention into practice the books are furnished to thepurchasers by the advertising or other agency which manufactures thesame. When a purchaser makes a purchase of one of the dealers whose nameappears in the book, he detaches a sufficient number of coupons to equalin value the amount of'the purchase and hands the same with. the .cashto the salesman, who will receipt for the same on the receipt-leaf,giving the date and amount of the purchase. The salesman Will depositthe coupons in a suitable receptacle provided for that purpose. When thepurchaser has used up all the coupons in the book, he returns the latterto the agency and receives a certain amount in cash proportioned to theaggregate amount of his purchases. The agency also receives a certainpercentage on the sales made, and it is These numerals may repre out ofthis that the purchaser is paid. The

It will thus be seen that the dealers, purchasers, and the agencyfurnishing the books all mutually co-operate With each other, Wherebyadvantages and benefits will accrue to all.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- A numbered book forretail commercial purposes, consisting of the cover, the leavescontaining the names and business addresses of merchants or dealers,leaves divided by horizontal and vertical lines into spaces for the nameof the dealer and the date and amount of each purchase to be entered,and

